Grass to Grace: President Buhari’s Photographer Reminisces on How Far he Has Come
President Buhari’s official photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo, who achieved a remarkable success shortly after the 2015 election that brought Muhammadu Buhari into power, reminisced on how far he has come in life.
According to Omoboriwo who welcomed a set of twins with his wife last year, he had cried at a time in his life when he couldn’t afford to feed when schooling on a N2,000 allowance at Unilag.
However when he looks back, the father of two says he smiles because God has been super good to him. He shared a bit of his grass to grace story via Instagram.
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”This Bayo Omoboriowo… Incase you don’t know, I have suffered very well in my life o..I cried at a time in my life because I didn’t have garri to drink, my allowance in Unilag days was N2000 per month.
I have also hawked pure water before and at different times it looked as though I was never going to be great.”
Then he added that,
”Today I look back at all those days and smile because God has been super good to me. I am so convinced and excited about tomorrow because I know the path of the righteous is like shining light and it shines brighter and brighter everyday.
Don’t give up, your light would shine and you shall be celebrated. Trust God and Trust your Unique Journey!.”
Omoboriowo graduated from University Of Lagos in 2009 and since then, he has been doing only one thing, photography. And now he can proudly say that he is the official photographer of Nigeria’s president.
He was in the 20 man delegation that followed President Buhari, to Germany for G7 Summit on June 7.
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Before now, Omoboriowo has shared stories of how he hawked sachet water, also known as “pure water” at a market in Mushin area of Lagos State, just to make some money for his family.
”Yes I hawked pure water in Mushin, Ojuwoye market. They were calling me Bayo pure water because I shout ‘Buy your pure water’ and so they called me Bayo pure water.
This was when I was still in primary school. At a point I was ashamed because I would see my schoolmates and their parents driving them home after school.”
He made the confession in a video conversation shared online by Nigerian singer, songwriter and photographer, Toyin Sokefun-Bello better known as TY Bello.
Photo credit: Bayo Omoboriowo Instagram
Good for him.